Mauritania

WFP has 700 supplementary feeding centres across Mauritania, largely funded by ECHO, the Humanitarian Aid department of the European Commission. The CRENAMs (Centres de Récupération Nutritionelles) measure and treat children for moderate acute malnutrition, also known as wasting, and measured by a low weight-for-height ratio.

A mother braids her child's hair as they wait to receive their ration of supplementary feeding for the next 15 days, made up of 3.75kg of Super Cereal (fortified flour), 3.75 kg of oil and 300g of sugar.